"A leader should not take credit when things go right if they are not willing to accept responsibility when things go wrong."
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"Good listeners have a huge advantage. For one, when they engage in conversation, they make people 'feel' heard. They 'feel' that someone really understands their wants, needs and desires. And for good reason; a good listener does care to understand."
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"Emails get reactions. Phone calls start conversations."
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"Reality will always prevail so why help it? Be an idealist and see what happens."
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"There are leaders, and there are those who lead."
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"We are drawn to leaders and organizations that are good at communicating what they believe. Their ability to make us feel like we belong, to make us feel special, safe and not alone is part of what gives them the ability to inspire us."
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"The courage of leadership is giving others the chance to succeed even though you bear the responsibility for getting things done."
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"Customers will never love a company until its employees love it first."
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"You have to have a patience for exercise. You have to have a patience for college. You have to have a patience for relationships. Once the momentum gets going it takes on a life all of its own."
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"We can not lead an organization, we can run an organization. We can only lead people."
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"Don't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect."
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"The confident ask questions to learn what will connect. The insecure just keep talking with the hope something will stick."
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"Remember to connect with people now and then. In fact, pick up the phone, right now, and call a friend for no other reason than to say hi."
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"How can you help the human race progress?"
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"Good leadership is always human. It takes time and energy. It is hard work. Which is why good leadership is so special when we find it."
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"We become leaders when we accept the responsibility to protect those in our care."
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"Stories are our attempts to share our values & beliefs with the hopes that we may attract those who believe what we believe. This is the basis of forming a trusting relationship. Story telling, therefor, is only worthwhile when it tells what you stand for, not what you do."
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"When I present, I cheat. I only talk about things I care about."
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"Ideas are like dreams; they will disappear unless we record them. Write a book, a blog, build a company, anything that makes the ideas real."
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"Value is a perception not a calculation. Value is something people feel, not something we tell them they get"
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